Lineal slide retractable grooming brush

Abstract

A lineal slide retractable grooming brush consisting of a brush housing provided with a plurality of bristle openings in the bottom thereof and having a slide actuator control peg access slot along each side thereof. A bristle brush back plate member having a plurality of downwardly extending bristles is provided within the housing so that the bristles are in register with the bristle openings in the bottom of the brush housing. The bristle brush back plate member is provided with cam follower pins extending outwardly from each side thereof. A U-shaped slide actuator is slidably mounted within the brush housing so as to straddle the bristle brush back plate member in such a manner that the cam follower pins thereof slidably engage ramped cam grooves provided in the inside surface of the side walls of the slide actuator. The slide actuator is provided with control pegs which extend outwardly from the sides thereof through the control peg access slots provided in the sides of the brush housing. The control pegs are selectively movable along the access slots so as to cause corresponding lineal movement of the U-shaped slide actuator within the brush housing with a resultant selective raising and lowering of the bristle brush back plate member so as to selectively extend and retract the bristles through the bristle openings provided in the brush housing. The brush housing is also provided with a snap detachable plate having a clothes cleaning fabric brush pad provided thereon.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a lineal slide retractable brush, the combination comprising: a substantially rectangular brush housing, said brush housing provided with an elongate slide actuator control peg access slot along each side thereof, said brush housing provided with a plurality of bristle openings in the base thereof;   a substantially rectangular bristle brush back plate member provided within said housing, said bristle brush back plate member having a plurality of downwardly extending bristles in register with said bristle openings, said bristle brush back plate member provided with cam follower pins extending from each side thereof; and   a substantially U-shaped slide actuator slidably mounted within said housing so as to straddle said bristle brush back plate member, said slide actuator provided with inclined cam grooves on the inside surface of each of the side walls thereof which are adapted to operatively engage said cam follower pins of said bristle brush back plate member, said slide actuator provided with control pegs which extend outwardly through said access slots of said housing so as to permit selective lineal movement of said slide actuator to raise and lower said bristle brush back plate member so as to selectively extend and retract said bristles through said bristle openings.   
     
     
       2. In the lineal slide retractable brush of claim 1 wherein said housing is provided with a snap detachable plate receiving recess in the upper surface thereof, said recess provided with a central connector pin receiving opening therein. 
     
     
       3. In the lineal slide retractable brush of claim 2 wherein a snap detachable plate is provided for mounting in said recess, said snap detachable plate provided with a clothes cleaning fabric brush pad thereon, said snap detachable plate having a dowel connector pin adapted for snap engagement with said connector pin receiving opening. 
     
     
       4. In the lineal slide retractable brush of claim 1 wherein a clothes cleaning fabric brush pad is provided on the upper surface of the brush housing. 
     
     
       5. In the lineal slide retractable brush of claim 1 wherein a snap detachable plate having a clothes cleaning fabric brush pad thereon is provided on the upper surface of the brush housing.